Easy, Cheesy Beautiful... with Holiday Helpings Like This

Who says you HAVE to have a holiday ham or a succulent turkey this Christmas...

when you can make something organic & just as wonderful tasting instead?!

This year, we're opting for a generous helping of Lasagna Bolognese ...rather than any traditional main course entree to serve up for the Yuletide season.

Check out this recipe we're puttin' into action, compliments of our friends at Nature's Garden Delivered :

Fresh Pasta
- 300 g all purpose flour
- 3 eggs
- drops of water if needed

Using food processor cut egg and flour together until tiny balls are formed. Gather dough and place on floured surface for kneading. work dough until smooth and not tacky. Form into a smooth ball. Add drops of water if the ball is dry.

Allow to rest for 30 minutes before shaping or refrigerate and chill until ready to use.

Roll pasta out until very thin and cut into large lasagne pieces. Store sheets on damp paper towels while working the dough.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add salt. Drop in pasta sheets and cook until they float, about 10 seconds. Put pasta in ice bath and then drain on paper towels.

Bolognese Sauce (ragu)
- 3-4 tbl olive oil
- 1 Onion, chopped
- 5 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 carrot, peeled and diced
- 1 rib celery, diced
- 1 pound Tink’s grassfed ground beef
- 3 tsp italian seasoning
- 2 dash onion powder
- 2 dash garlic powder
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 28oz can San Marzano Tomatoes
- ½ cup Mountain Fresh whole milk
- 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
- salt and pepper

Heat olive oil in saucepan. add onion, garlic, carrot, and celery and saute until translucent but not browned. Turn heat to high and add beef and cook to brown meat. Add a little salt along with the dry seasonings and stir, sauteing for another couple of minutes until fragrant. Add the wine, tomatoes, milk, and thyme. Bring sauce to boil then reduce to simmer for at least 2 hours until the sauce is well reduced. Adjust seasonings. Set aside to cool slightly.

Bechamel Sauce
- 4 tbl butter
- 3 tbsp flour
- 2 cups milk
- pinch of nutmeg
- salt and white pepper

Heat butter over medium heat and then whisk in flour, stirring constantly until the roux is light golden brown. Meanwhile, in a separate pan heat milk to just under a boil. Add milk to roux, stirring vigorously until thickened and smooth. Season with nutmeg, salt and white pepper. set aside to cool

To assemble--

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place a layer of ragu on the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle with parmesan add a layer of pasta. Spoon over a layer of ragu then sprinkle with parmesan. Drizzle bechamel across the layer and add a few dabs of fresh mozzarella. top with another later of pasta and repeat until full. Top in the same manner, with both sauces, then parm, then add enough pieces of mozzarella to coat the top evenly. Bake for 40 minutes to an hour, until bubbling and cheese is melted. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving. Serve & enjoy!

Here's to an organic & non-traditional holiday dinner!
--The Escaype Enterprises Team

Why Employers Can Benefit from Employee Incentives & Rewards Programs

Let's face it: Whether you manage an international corporation or a small family business, your employees are your company's lifeline...so why not give your workforce a the rewards they deserve or encourage them to bring even more to the table in order to grow your bottom line?

A recent article sheds light on three huge employer benefits of offering employee incentives at your company:

-- Employee incentives could facilitate a competitive streak among coworkers, which can in turn, jump start employee morale.

There can be many circumstances which occur in the office which may cause cohesion among colleagues to dwindle, but that vibe doesn't have to linger long-term. Providing an employee incentive program for your team can re-ignite that competitive nature in many individuals, and may even cause your employees to grow closer as comrades outside of business hours!

-- Employee incentives are powerful because they have been known to boost productivity.

Whether your crew is comprised of a product assembly line or is made up entirely of a corporate sales force, dangling a metaphorical carrot in front of each horse definitely motivates employees to do more.

-- Employee incentives can also increase confidence. Rewards for a team member on your staff roster is often a huge inspirational factor when it comes to performing the same tasks day in and day out. When your workforce knows they are working towards a "prize," or some type of award for their laborious efforts, they will be more confident to produce, and more confident to help grow your business.

So if you're an employer in search of an effective employee incentive program for your business, contact LoyaltyWorks TODAY. Our employee incentive strategists design, develop and manage customer loyalty and business incentive programs that produce measurable results.

It may seem trivial or even unnecessary, but rewarding your team for their hard work in the office can help YOU as an employer as well.

For more information about our employee incentive program services contact LoyaltyWorks at: 1(800)844-5000 or visit our web site: LoyaltyWorks.com .

Why Employee Recognition Rewards Can Help Boost Your Bottom Line

It's true! Employee recognition rewards are now becoming widely recognized among employers as an effective tool to boost a company's bottom line.

While job competition and an increased work pace has added more pressure for staff members to perform with extra efficiency, each worker's individual performance (with a mere employee rewards system in place) can significantly improve productivity for businesses large and small.

Here's a few reasons why employee incentive programs can be helpful to employers like you:

-- Employee incentive programs can create a greater sense of responsibility for your staff. This means your team can develop more ownership of their jobs, simply because they have a bigger reason to work harder and become more productive for their own personal benefit!

-- Performance Related Pay (or PRP ) initiatives have been known to stimulate employees to work harder than average. Why is this the case? Because many people seem to be motivated more by "the light at the end of the tunnel" (with rewards aside from monetary compensation) rather than just going through the motions until it's time to clock out for the day.

-- The primary objective of employee rewards programs is to give an employee some control over their income.

"Cold hard cash" can be notoriously motivating, but can also be highly ineffective over time for the majority of people. That's because employees, by nature, have little ability in reality to alter their behavior to significantly increase their earnings.

Why not use employee incentive programs TODAY to improve performance among your workforce while simultaneously encouraging your staff to stay on board with your business for the long-term?

If you or someone from your company is interested in implementing successful employee incentive programs for your personnel visit LoyaltyWorks.com TODAY!

The "Morale" of The Story: Employee Incentive Programs May Improve Performance on the Job

It's no secret that employee incentives and recognition schemes have recently become a powerful tool for human resources departments in many companies.

This is mostly because job competition and the change of pace in professional environments nationwide now has added pressure, as well as even more demands from all levels of a company's employees...

Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it), each worker's performance can become an integral part in the success or failure of a company.

This is why PRP (Perfomance Related Pay ) initiatives have currently been credited for the increase in productivity at businesses across the U.S.

Here are 3 great examples of why implementing PRP , or employee incentive programs , can be helpful to employers:

1)  The primary objective is to give an employee some control over their income.
"Cold hard cash" can be notoriously motivating, but can also be highly ineffective over time for the majority of people. That's because employees, by nature, have little ability in reality to alter their behavior to significantly increase their earnings.

2)  Employee incentive programs can create a greater sense of responsibility for your staff. This means your team can develop more ownership of their jobs, simply because they have a bigger reason to work harder and become more productive for their own personal benefit!

3) PRP initiatives have been known to stimulate employees to work harder than average. Why is this the case? Because many people seem to be motivated more by "the light at the end of the tunnel" (with rewards aside from monetary compensation) rather than just going through the motions until it's time to clock out for the day.

While "compromise" typically tends to be what constitutes an adequate reason for your employees to perform well on the job,  balancing the (unwritten) requirement to improve performance will also encourage your staff to stay on board with your business for the long-term.

If you or someone from your company is interested in implementing successful employee incentive programs for your personnel visit LoyaltyWorks.com TODAY!

3 Reasons to Implement Employee Incentive Programs at Your Company

It may seem trivial or even unnecessary, but rewarding your team for their hard work in the office can help YOU as an employer as well.

Whether you manage an international corporation or a small family business, your employees are your company's lifeline...so why not give your team a "pat on the back" or encourage them to bring even more to the table in order to grow your bottom line?

A recently published news article explains the 3 biggest benefits of offering employee incentives in the workplace:

1) Employee incentives have been known to boost productivity. Whether your crew is comprised of a product assembly line or is made up entirely of a corporate sales force, dangling a metaphorical carrot in front of each horse definitely motivates employees to do more.

2) Employee incentives can also increase confidence. Seeing the light at the end of the tunnel is often a huge inspirational factor when it comes to workers performing the same tasks day in and day out. When your work force knows they are working towards a "prize," or some type of award for their laborious efforts, they will be more confident to produce, and more confident to help grow your business.

3) Employee incentives can create a competitive streak among coworkers, which can in turn, jump start employee morale. There are often times circumstances that occur in the office which may cause cohesion among colleagues to dwindle, but that vibe doesn't have to linger long-term. Providing an employee incentive program for your team can re-ignite that competitive nature in many individuals, and may even cause your employees to grow closer as comrades outside of business hours!

If you're in search of an effective employee incentive program for your business, contact Loyalty Works. Our employee incentive strategists design, develop and manage customer loyalty and business incentive programs that produce measurable results.

For more information about our employee incentive program services contact Loyalty Works TODAY at: 1(800)844-5000 or visit our web site: LoyaltyWorks.com .

Blog content created for Loyalty Works by Escaype Enterprises , LLC.

Go Bananas: 5 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics to Grow Your Business

Let's be honest... there are millions of companies of all sizes out there who are eager to get the word out about their products and/or services, within certain monetary parameters. Well guess what? 

It's perfectly okay to be frugal about how you allocate your marketing dollars...so long as you're diligent about the efforts you make!

Take for example, the latest and most unconventional (aka "guerrilla marketing") gestures you may have seen around town:

-- Someone adorned in a festive or eye-catching costume, and roaming the local community to promote your business (ahem, the folks at Liberty Tax dressed as our Statue of Liberty during that dreaded income tax season annually)

-- People holding up or spinning large signs on busy streets in attempts to lure you into their place of business (mattress stores, jewelry shops, clothing boutiques, etc.)

-- Neighborhood streets adorned in stickers, paper collateral or even spray paint to build brand recognition (refer to independent film, Exit Through the Gift Shop ).

Those are just a few examples of low-budget, atypical methods of conveying a message. While some "guerrilla tactics" may not be the most effective (or legal) for your business... Here are another 

5 guerrilla marketing ideas which could help you improve your bottom line:

1) public relations & publicity using PR web sites or community newsletters/bulletins

2) giving away (or selling) promotional items for others to wear/display as mini "billboards" for your business

3) promoting a raffle or drawing, where the winner receives one of your products or services for FREE or at a discounted price

4) B2B cross-promotions (ex: displaying/selling your sports nutrition products at a local fitness facility)

5) generating positive reviews & testimonial videos from your current clientele/customers (to post on your social media accounts)

See? Guerrilla marketing game plans don't always have to be risky to be affordable.

With a little brainstorming & a lot of "outside the box" thinking, you're sure to come up with a few uncommon practices which could be highly beneficial for your brand or your company.

Take it from us at Escaype Enterprises ... discovering and implementing unique ways to become more successful can be fun, as well as very effective.

So what are you waiting for...start NOW. Put on your thinking caps and "go bananas!"